title: MRI in the assessment of non ischemic myocardial diseases.
abstract: Our purpose is to discuss MRI findings in non-ischemic myocardial disease (NIMD). Emphasis is placed on the typical locations and patterns of delayed enhancement. Clinicopathological and MRI features of amyloidosis, arrythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, left ventricular non-compaction, myocarditis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and dilated cardiomyopathy are discussed. Currently, cardiac MRI is the best imaging method for diagnosis and follow-up of NIMD. In particular, the radiologist should be familiar with the different patterns of delayed enhancement on DE-CMR since they play an important role in the detection and differential diagnosis of NIMD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kristof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: De Smet
authors.forename: Douwe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verdries
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Mey
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Maeseneer
mesh_terms: D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine